Washington (CNN) In his weekly address on Saturday, President Donald Trump criticized the idea of a Democrat-led "resistance" to his presidency and accused Senate Democrats of "resisting the will of the American voter" by blocking nominations to his administration and opposing immigration policy he supports. "Senate Democrats call it 'the resistance,'" Trump said at the opening of the address , adding, "They're resisting the will of the American voter and it is not good." According to research from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service, 202 of the more than 660 key positions that require Senate confirmation have no nominees, while 330 nominees have been confirmed. The research shows that during his presidency, Barack Obama had sent more nominations to the Senate for confirmation than Trump has at this point in his administration, as of May 31. It also found that on average, it took a Trump nominee 86 days to be confirmed, while it took an Obama nominee 67 days to be confirmed.

Source: CNN June 02, 2018 23:37 UTC